Bracket for ironing-boards.



J. H. FREDERICK.

BRACKET FOR monme BOARDS.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 19, 1910.

Patented 0ct.11,1910;

Attorneys JOHN H. FREDERICK, OF TIFFIN, OHIO.

- BRACKET FOR IRONING-BOARDS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 11, 1910.

Application filed July 19, 1910. Serial No. 572,785.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN H. FREDERICK, a citizen of the United States, residing at Titlin, in the county of Seneca and State of Ohio, have invented a new and useful Bracket for Ironing-Boards, of which the following is a specification.

The device forming the subject matter of this application, is a bracket, adapted to serve as a support for a pair of ironing boards of diflerent dimensions.

It is the object of this invention to provide a bracket of the sort above mentioned, having unusual strength, and so constructed that, when the occasion for the use of the boards which are carried by the bracket, has passed, the said boards may readily be tilted into upright position, and retained within the contour of the bracket, in an upstanding and out of the way position.

In the drawings,-Figure 1 is a side elevation; Fig. 2 is a top plan; Fig. 3 is a front elevation of the bracket; the boards being shown in section; and Fig. 4 is a vertical section of the bracket on the line A-B of Fig. 3.

The bracket forming the subject matter of this application is preferably a one-piece structure, but, in describing and claiming the device, it will, for convenience, be described by assigning specific descriptive terms to the several parts of the bracket.

The bracket consists of a back 1, provided with holes 2, whereby the back may be mounted, by means of nails or screws, upon a fixed support, such as a wall. The back 1 is cut away within its contour as denoted by the numeral 3, the lower edge of the back being likewise cut away as shown at 4. The bracket is provided, adjacent its lateral edges, with spaced, outstanding flanges 5. These flanges 5 are connected by a cross piece (3, the cross piece being spaced at considerable distance from the back 1. The flanges 5 are connected, above the cross piece (3, by a ledge 7, this ledge 7 being united with the back 1. Upright, parallel arms 8 are united at their upper ends with the back 1, above the opening 3, the lower ends of the arms 8 being connected with the ledge 7. These arms 8 are located between the flanges 5, and are spaced at a considerable distance therefrom. In the drawings, the numeral 9 serves to designate the points of union be tween the arms 8 and the ledge 7. The upper ends of the arms 8 are united by a strip 10, this strip 10 beinglikewise united withthe back 1., above the 'opei'iing 3. The arms 8 are connected, below the strip 10, by a bar 11, this bar 11 being located above the cross piece 6, and between the cross piece 6 and the back 1. Reinforcing flanges 15 unite the flanges 5 with the back 1.

The bracket above described, when secured to a wall or other fixed support, may be employed for supporting temporary tables, of various sorts. Preferably, however, the device is intended to support a pair of ironing boards, denoted by the numerals 12 and 14. The board 12 is considerably shorter than the board 14, and considerably narrower than the board 14, the board 12 being adapted for use when the sleeves of garments are to be ironed, the board 14 being employed when a skirt, a shirt or the like is to be ironed.

By reason of the fact that the arms 8 are located between the flanges 5 and spaced at a considerable distance therefrom, the board 12 may be fashioned considerably narrower than the board 14, the board 12 being restrained against transverse movement, be tween the arms 8, while the board 14 is restrained against transverse movement between the flanges 5, it being noted that the intermediate portion of the board 12 is supported upon the bar 11, one end of the said board being engaged beneath the strip 10. In the case of the board 14, the intermediate portion of said board rests upon the cross piece 6, while one end of the board is engaged beneath the ledge 7 When the bracket is mounted upon a wall or the like, the ledge 7 and the strip 10 will have their greatest width in horizontal planes, the greatest width of the cross piece 6 and of the bar 11 being disposed in vertical planes. By reason of this construction, when a weight is superposed upon the boards 12 and 14, adjacent their free ends, the relatively narrow elements 6 and 11 will acquire a firm hold upon the lower surfaces of the boards, preventing the said boards from slipping longitudinally, while the ledge 7 and the strip 10 will, of course, prevent the boards 12 and 14 from tilting upon the elements 11 and 6, respectively, as fulcrums.

By reason of the fact that the bar 11 is disposed above the cross piece 6, and between the said cross piece and the back 1, both of the boards 12 and 14 may be withdrawn from beneath the elements 10 and 7 and tilted upwardly at their free ends, the

board 12 being permitted to slide downwardly between the bar 11 and the back 1, the board 14 being permitted to slide downwardly between the cross piece 6 and the bar 11, the lower ends of the boards 12 and 14c resting upon the floor, or other fixed support adapted to receive the said lower ends of the boards. Thus, when the occasions for the use of the boards 12 and 14 have passed, the boards may be tilted into an upright position, and retained within the contour of the bracket.

It will be seen that by reason of the fact that the arms 8 are connected at their lower ends with the ledge 7, the arms 8 serve to reinforce the ledge 7, and to receive the strain upon the device resulting from the longer leverage afforded by the larger board 14:.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is A one-piece bracket consisting of a flat back adapted to be secured to a fixed support and provided with spaced, outstanding flanges, there being a cross piece connecting the flanges and spaced from the back, the flanges being connected above the cross piece, by a ledge united with the back, there being upright arms connected with the back and located between the flanges, the arms being terminally connected with the ledge to serve as braces therefor, the upper ends of the arms being connected by an outstanding strip united with the back, there being a bar spaced from the back and uniting the arms, the bar being disposed above the cross piece and between the cross piece and the back.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto afliXed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

JOHN H. FREDERICK.

Witnesses HARRY TAGGART, FRANK R. HALL. 

